I've been a Ubuntu user for many years now. Tonight, I decided to try out Kubuntu 15.04.
I have noticed that Kubuntu uses the Nouveau drivers by default. This results in tearing and "wave-iness" on ...

So, I have Ubuntu 14.04 with integrated Intel graphics card and AMD Raden R9 M275 graphics card. I have also installed AMD Catalyst Center to switch between Intel and Radeon. I followed this answer: ...

A while back, I asked this question on how to install Adaptec RAID 6405 on Ubuntu 12.04 and got a helpful answer :) Install Adaptec RAID 6405 on Ubuntu 12.04 (3.13.0-37-generic)
Now, we are running a ...

So, I have Ubuntu 14.04 with integrated Intel graphics card and AMD Raden R9 M275 graphics card. I have also installed AMD Catalyst Center to switch between Intel and Radeon. I followed this answer: ...

I've tried to switch back to open source AMD drivers but have got stuck. When I try to look at the content of power_method file I'm getting an error:
cat: /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method: No ...

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I have nvidia card - GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a. When I have installed Ubuntu, my screen keeps flickering and gets stuck when I login into my desktop, after ...

I recently installed Kubuntu 14.04 on my old Dell Latitude D630 that used to run Windows XP and the installation went fine. I ran the 'lshw' command and it showed that my WiFi adapter was recognized ...

I'm a new Ubuntu user. I just installed the newest version of Ubuntu on my UMPC Sony Vaio UX280P and I have a few problems.
WiFi signal is dropped. (2m distance from the router the signal bar is on ...

Hello everyone linux noob here. Basically I installed the driver from apt get. Restarted my computer, and now when I log in. I get stuck in a loop,the screen shows some funny colours and sends me back ...

I am new to linux so there are many things that I may or may not have done correctly, but I have gone through many solutions on installing this driver for the USB adapter, however, I never have the ...

(1) I have installed 15.04 vivid on my lenovo flex-2-14 and after installing it, the display(nvidia geforce 610/710/820m) is not stable showing some lines randomly on screen disturbing real output, ...

UPDATING:
I followed every step of this guide but still getting the black screen with the system alive and can't go to tty1-6. So now I'm on Ubuntu 15.04 (kernel: 4.1.3-040103-generic). I found this ...

I want to replace the stock network drivers (r8169) with something else (r8168) in the installation ISO from within Windows. Does someone know the location of the network drivers in the installation ...

I recently installed the relevant nvidia drivers via the edgers ppa, and it definitely worked because my frame rate in minecraft went from 10 to over 200. But the problem now is that the resolution is ...

I have newly installed ubuntu-14.04 in my laptop but the WiFi is not working on browsing the net.
I have tried some methods that are presented but none of the made favour to me, I have gone through ...

Some time ago I tried to install my laser printer, a Brother hl-1112 and the installation appeared to be correct, but it only prints blank pages. Then, I decided to install my inkjet printer, an Epson ...

I'm trying to set my machine with Ubuntu 14.04 (3.13.0-59) for debugging CUDA code. I have an nVidia discrete card and an integrated GPU.
The plan is to have the display connected to the integrated ...

as the title says, I'm running 14.04 on a Dell XPS 2015 with Intel Broadwell Graphics. I need to pass nomodeset to the kernel to boot it. I can't playback video in full screen and the wireless dies ...

I installed Ubuntu 14.04, and I'm loving it. However, when playing a game called Garry's Mod I noticed that my CTRL and ALT keys on my wired keyboard were both being detected as Shift. I looked at the ...

One normal day I started up my Acer Aspire (NVIDIA GEFORCE 720m) running Ubuntu 14.04 and the HDMI screen had stopped working. This has worked fine for ages and there is no reason I can see that it ...

I recently got an ubuntu computer with 14.04 on it. I tried to play minecraft, installed some intel drivers from online through the terminal. I can not play anything higher than 5.7 and on 5.7 it's ...

I understand that like Windows, drivers need not be explicitly installed in Linux. Linux kernel itself comes with required drivers and is loaded during boot.
I was wondering if 14.04's kernel has z97 ...

I did a fresh install of ubuntu 14.04.
Everything works great except after hibernate/suspend I am getting a black screen.
I can use Alt+Ctr+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart and the screen comes back ...

I've spent all day trying to solve this with no results. I am using elementaryOS Luna, but since it runs on Ubuntu...
The problem I have is that my Dell Vostro 1500 has defective Ethernet. It can't ...

I am trying to connect my laptop to the Internet, I have an Internet cable attached and I select "additional drivers" from the system settings as I have read elsewhere. I get 2 drivers to install, one ...